Cost: $28.95
Grape: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Location: LCBO Vintages
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Format: 750 ml
Producer: Rapaura Springs
Alcohol: 13.5% Alcohol/Vol.

Expressive, elegant & complex Chard that will please those that like their Chards oaked or unoaked. Score: 94/100.

Tasting Note: Straw in colour with good acidity, low to medium intensity nose, & a long length on the finish. This wine features: Lemon, peach, pear, green apples, white cranberry, clementines, dill, ginger, roasted almonds, oak spice & flint.

Negatives: None

Interesting Note: Very surprised that the colour is not on the golden spectrum considering the alcohol and that it has oak influence.

Pairings: Drink this now or in 4 – 6 years on its own or pair it with Dungeness crab

My Opinion: Highly Recommended

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Tasted: September 28, 2023

LCBO: 19761